Browsing by Author "Weerasooriya, Nishana"

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    • Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index 2021 for Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report 

      Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index for Asia;8th Edition
      Jhan, Nazrin; Weerasooriya, Nishana       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11)
      The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries from different regions. Since its beginning in 1997, it has expanded from covering 18 ...

    • Due Process during COVID-19 in Sri Lanka 

      Weerasooriya, Nishana; Lelwala, Ahalya (Center for International Private Enterprise, 2020-09-16)
      This article discusses the fulfilment of due process rights when arrests were made during the COVID-19 curfew period in Sri Lanka. It briefly identifies the legal framework used for those arrests, highlights the due process ...

    • The troubling lack of compliance by public authorities with RTI Act 

      Talayaratne, Shannon; Weerasooriya, Nishana (Colombo: Verité, 2023-09-28)
      This Op Ed (Opinion Edition) evaluates the compliance of 31 public authorities with online proactive disclosure requirements under the RTI Act. The 2017 methodology was applied to 29 cabinet ministries and the Offices of ...

    • The Troubling Lack of Compliance by Public Authorities With RTI Act 

      Weerasooriya, Nishana; Talayaratne, Shannon (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-09-28)
      Today (28 September) marks the international day for universal access to information. This year’s theme is ‘the importance of the online space for access to information'. Public access to information is an essential element ...